The Ultimate Vehicle of Earthly Bliss - 3. You belong to me

This is a song that calls in a hushed, throaty voice, that sings to us of what is, and not what the winds might expect. 

4 hours ago, Parker Owens said:

This is a song that calls in a hushed, throaty voice, that sings to us of what is, and not what the winds might expect. 

Thank you, Parker. The poet comes back to these nocturnal cries, or songs, several times in her work, and always in an intimate setting

A wonderful poem, reminding of of outside, inside, and doors.  Simple and amazingly composite at the same time.

On 2/2/2024 at 10:44 PM, ReaderPaul said:

A wonderful poem, reminding of of outside, inside, and doors.  Simple and amazingly composite at the same time.

Thank you, ReaderPaul. No matter how many times I read it, the frankness of the second line's "Strong, lithe, and his" hits me afresh. Such an artless statement sets up the entire conflict of the poem. And then in the concluding line, the poet says the woman in question really belong to her. I just love it and keep having to remind myself this poem was first published circa 1905. No one writing in English could be this honest until the late 1960s